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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII: The Earth and Her Inhabitants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which philosopher believed souls to be eternal?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Chalcidius.
(c) Plato.
(d) Augistine.

2. What did medieval man think guided the earthly spheres?
(a) Fairies.
(b) God.
(c) The prime mover.
(d) Their own intelligence.

3. What did Mars cause men to do?
(a) Go to war.
(b) Overcome illness.
(c) Speak with boldness.
(d) Fall in love.

4. Who cited Lucan for scientific purposes?
(a) Dante.
(b) Plato.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Aristotle.

5. Why was it harder for pagans to write about nature?
(a) It was not important.
(b) It was not based on religion.
(c) It was all encompassing.
(d) It was hard to define.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Somnious Scipionus mean?

2. Who was Amyclas NOT intimidated by?

3. What was a flawed art in the Middle Ages?

4. As defined by pagans, what did nature include?

5. Who used the prime mover for his own purposes according to medieval beliefs?

(see the answer key)

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